Natchez, Louisiana is a small rural town located in the southwest part of the state. As with most small towns, local politics have a large impact on the day to day lives of its inhabitants. The town is served by two main political parties, the Democrats and Republicans, which both strive to represent the best interests of the people of Natchez. Each party has their own candidates that are running for elected office. These candidates often have lived in Natchez for many years and understand the issues faced by its citizens like no other. They work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need such as quality education, adequate healthcare, and safe neighborhoods. Both parties also strive to promote economic development within their constituency through initiatives such as job creation and investment into public infrastructure projects. Ultimately it is up to the residents of Natchez to decide who best represents their needs and desires when it comes time for elections.
The political climate in Natchez, LA is somewhat conservative.
Natchitoches County, LA is somewhat conservative. In Natchitoches County, LA 41.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Natchitoches parish remained strongly Republican, 56.5% to 41.7%.
Natchitoches county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Natchez, LA is somewhat conservative.
Natchitoches County, Louisiana is somewhat conservative.
Natchitoches Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
Louisiana is moderately conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Natchez, Louisiana: r R r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Natchez, LA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 382 contributions totaling $43,823 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 186 contributions totaling $93,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $503 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)